diff --git a/api4/config.go b/api4/config.go
index 5609691bea..2a6c0883d0 100644
--- a/api4/config.go
+++ b/api4/config.go
@@ -407,6 +407,12 @@ func migrateConfig(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	isCloud := c.App.Srv().License() != nil && *c.App.Srv().License().Features.Cloud
+	if isCloud {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("migrateConfig", "api.config.migrate_config_restricted.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
 	err := config.Migrate(from, to)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Err = model.NewAppError("migrateConfig", "api.config.migrate_config.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
diff --git a/api4/config_local.go b/api4/config_local.go
index dff010978e..a6e4f0f683 100644
--- a/api4/config_local.go
+++ b/api4/config_local.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (api *API) InitConfigLocal() {
 	api.BaseRoutes.APIRoot.Handle("/config", api.APILocal(localUpdateConfig)).Methods("PUT")
 	api.BaseRoutes.APIRoot.Handle("/config/patch", api.APILocal(localPatchConfig)).Methods("PUT")
 	api.BaseRoutes.APIRoot.Handle("/config/reload", api.APILocal(configReload)).Methods("POST")
-	api.BaseRoutes.APIRoot.Handle("/config/migrate", api.APILocal(migrateConfig)).Methods("POST")
+	api.BaseRoutes.APIRoot.Handle("/config/migrate", api.APILocal(localMigrateConfig)).Methods("POST")
 }
 
 func localGetConfig(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -140,3 +140,34 @@ func localPatchConfig(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		mlog.Warn("Error while writing response", mlog.Err(err))
 	}
 }
+
+func localMigrateConfig(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	props := model.StringInterfaceFromJSON(r.Body)
+	from, ok := props["from"].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		c.SetInvalidParam("from")
+		return
+	}
+	to, ok := props["to"].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		c.SetInvalidParam("to")
+		return
+	}
+
+	auditRec := c.MakeAuditRecord("migrateConfig", audit.Fail)
+	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
+
+	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(*c.AppContext.Session(), model.PermissionManageSystem) {
+		c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionManageSystem)
+		return
+	}
+
+	err := config.Migrate(from, to)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("migrateConfig", "api.config.migrate_config.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	auditRec.Success()
+	ReturnStatusOK(w)
+}
diff --git a/api4/config_test.go b/api4/config_test.go
index 953c6b63e3..9b367b23b4 100644
--- a/api4/config_test.go
+++ b/api4/config_test.go
@@ -787,4 +787,20 @@ func TestMigrateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err = client.MigrateConfig("from.json", "to.json")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Cloud instances should not access to this API", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.True(t, th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicense("cloud")))
+
+		f, err := config.NewStoreFromDSN("from.json", false, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer f.RemoveFile("from.json")
+
+		_, err = config.NewStoreFromDSN("to.json", false, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer f.RemoveFile("to.json")
+
+		response, cErr := th.SystemAdminClient.MigrateConfig("from.json", "to.json")
+		require.Error(t, cErr)
+		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, response)
+	})
 }
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 8e3a8acced..88c04e4e59 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -1454,6 +1454,10 @@
     "id": "api.config.migrate_config.app_error",
     "translation": "Failed to migrate config store."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "api.config.migrate_config_restricted.app_error",
+    "translation": "Config migration is restricted due to instance type."
+  },
   {
     "id": "api.config.patch_config.diff.app_error",
     "translation": "Failed to diff configs"